Genelec 8020A News: Genelec have discontinued the 8020A active monitor speakers and replaced with the 8020B which are identical except the volume and on/off controls are now separate. The 8020B is now shipping albeit at a higher cost!
The 8020B are still the same active, bi-amped Genelecs, sporting a 4" bass driver and .75" tweeter, each powered by 20 watts. The 8020s are especially well-suited to non-optimal monitoring situations, such as where cramped spaces might yield disruptive reflections, bass coupling, etc. The die-cast housing, Iso-Pod mounting and Directivity Control Waveduide combine to yield degrees of articulation across the frequency specturm, as well as higher-than normal volumes for the size and output-rating of the 8020.
Paul White, Sound On Sound, December 2005 comments:
Despite their almost laughably small size, the 8020As maintain the Genelec family sound and also deliver a very credible impression of low end within their power range. When used in the nearfield position, there's adequate level for most types of work, other than perhaps for evaluating dance tracks at ‘battle level’, and unless you push the speakers too hard the sound retains its integrity and clarity surprisingly well. I can't think of any speaker this size that delivers such clean, wide-spectrum audio as does the 8020A, and although the Genelec sound is considered a little forward by some engineers, the degree doesn't seem excessive and there's a useful amount of adjustment anyway. The bottom line is that if you need small monitors that behave like big monitors, only not so loud, then the 8020As come pretty close to being ideal.
Buy Genelec 8020A today from DV in-store, online or via telephone mail-order.